Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, (0.8–)2–5 dm, densely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 7–12-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm, densely to sparsely pubescent distally.

usually 1 per caudex branch, arising from center of rosette near ground surface, or arising laterally proximal to sterile shoots, 0.5–2(–2.5) dm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent proximally, trichomes short-stalked, 2–6-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm, glabrous distally.

blade oblanceolate, 3–10 mm wide, margins entire, not ciliate, surfaces densely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 7–12-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm.

blade oblanceolate to obovate, 1.5–5 mm wide, margins usually entire, rarely slightly dentate, ciliate along petiole, surfaces densely to sparsely pubescent, trichomes short-stalked, 3–9-rayed, 0.1–0.2 mm.

14–60, concealing stem for most of length;

blade auricles 0.5–4 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves densely pubescent.

2–8(–12), not concealing stem;

blade auricles absent or 0.1–0.5 mm, surfaces of distalmost leaves glabrous or sparsely pubescent.

20–70-flowered, usually unbranched.

3–12(–17)-flowered, usually unbranched.

ascending at anthesis;

sepals pubescent;

petals lavender, 6–9 × 0.8–1.2 mm, glabrous;

pollen ellipsoid.

divaricate-ascending at anthesis;

sepals glabrous or sparsely pubescent;

petals purple to lavender, 3.5–6 × 1–1.5 mm;

pollen ellipsoid or spheroid.

divaricate-ascending, straight, 7–28 mm, pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

divaricate-ascending to slightly descending, usually slightly recurved, rarely straight, 2–6 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, trichomes appressed, branched.

divaricate-ascending, not appressed to rachis, not secund, usually curved, rarely straight, edges parallel, 4.5–11 cm × 1.5–2 mm;

valves glabrous or sparsely pubescent throughout;

ovules 140–190 per ovary;

style 0.05–0.6 mm.

divaricate-ascending to slightly descending, not appressed to rachis, secund, straight or curved, edges parallel, (1.6–) 2–4.4 cm × 1.6–2.3 mm;

valves glabrous;

ovules 28 40(–44) per ovary;

style 0.1–0.2 mm.

sub-biseriate, 1–1.3 × 0.7–0.8 mm;

wing distal or, rarely, absent, 0.05–0.1 mm wide.

uniseriate, 1.3–2 × 1–1.5 mm;

wing continuous, 0.1–0.5 mm wide.

= 14.